Black Tornado storms past Comets

The North Medford girls basketball team used a little defense to help fire up its offense on Tuesday.

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Posted Feb. 6, 2013 at 12:15 AM
Updated Feb 6, 2013 at 12:26 AM

Posted Feb. 6, 2013 at 12:15 AM
Updated Feb 6, 2013 at 12:26 AM

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The North Medford girls basketball team used a little defense to help fire up its offense on Tuesday.

Fueled by an inspired effort from Joci Ellis toward the end of the first quarter, the Black Tornado flipped an early deficit into a big lead and cruised to a 54-24 win over Crater in Southern Oregon Hybrid action.

Senior post/wing McKensey Peters turned in 20 points and 10 rebounds for North (13-6, 4-5 SOH), which fell behind 8-1 in the first period before Ellis, a junior point guard, sparked a comeback.

"She took over," North head coach Tim Karrick said. "She got a steal, played great defense and helped get some easy buckets in transition off turnovers."

Ellis finished with eight points and four assists.

With their squad trailing by a point entering the second quarter, Peters and Maryssa Becker picked up where Ellis left off. The pair combined for 19 points in the quarter as the Black Tornado went on a 23-5 run.

Becker had nine points and Bailey O'Conner added four points, five rebounds and two assists for North.

ROSEBURG 47, GRANTS PASS 42, 2 OT — At Roseburg, Shelby Snook scored six of Roseburg's eight points in the second overtime and finished with a game-high 22 points.

Jaclyn Humphry connected on a 3-pointer for Roseburg (15-6, 5-4 SOH) late in the fourth quarter to tie game at 33-all at the end of regulation and made a tying layin near the end of the first overtime.

SOUTH MEDFORD 69, EAGLE POINT 57 — At Eagle Point, Mark Winans scored 16 points and CJ Keepes came up big in the fourth quarter for South Medford in the nonconference contest.

The Panthers (16-4) led by as many as 17 late, but a spree of eight points in a matter of seconds by the Eagles closed the gap. Eagle Point (12-9) made two 3-pointers around a technical foul that resulted in two successful free throws.

The technical was on Panthers' coach Dennis Murphy. EP assistant coach Tyrone Holmes, filling in for head coach Bryan Wood, also received a technical. Wood sat out after being ejected from the Eagles' previous game.

Keepes scored six of his 12 points in the fourth quarter, made 4 of 5 field goals and had five rebounds. Jesse Mondry and Matt Toreson scored 10 each, Winans added five rebounds and three assists and Adrian Garcia had seven assists.